Matthews: Religious right in US most like … the Taliban

posted at 8:48 am on October 23, 2009 by Ed Morrissey

That must be from all of the times the Religious Right throws acid in women’s faces, or bars girls from attending schools, or beat barbers in the streets for trimming beards. Right? Because when the Religious Right set up their dictatorship in America, they were just like the Taliban, according to Chris Matthews. Why Frank Gaffney even bothered to appear on MS-NBC in the first place is anyone’s guess:

Maybe the Taliban is the new Godwin’s Law in American politics — the example (unfortunately contemporaneous rather than historical) onto which weak intellects fall when they can’t actually make an argument. How exactly are the religious Right like the Taliban, even in Matthews’ fevered mind? Well, they’re both religious, and they’re both politically active — if one equates engaging in the democratic process here in America with stonings, shari’a law, and terrorist attacks on civilians elsewhere.

To Matthews’ first point, the Afghans just did hold an election, and Hamid Karzai — who has desperately requested that NATO keep fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan — won a plurality. No candidate who even suggested a truce came close. Maybe if MS-NBC was an actual news channel, Matthews would already know that.

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UGH! Can’t stand that little dork, Ron Reagan. It it weren’t for his dad’ name he would be totally irrelevant. Just like what the left did in the 80′s who paraded Patti Davis up front against her Dad, now they parade jr. the empty suit.

President Reagan was a world changer. Jr. is nothing alike but just another leftist.

Only time I was impressed by Ron Reagan was at his Dad’s funeral. All other times including this one he has been a horses ass.

Hummer53 on October 23, 2009 at 10:26 AM

Well, I got pissed when he said his dad didn’t “wear religion cuff-links” WTF? He was poking fun at Bush over that statement and he just had to use the pulpit of his great father’s funeral to spit it out.

The religious right has left fruit baskets at my door and actually knocked on my door in a violent effort to convert me to their radical interpretation of Christianity. Oh, and they dragged my wife to the soccer stadium and put a bullet in the back of her head for showing too much ankle when I forgot to take her to the market, a violation of Christian law known as “the path leading to water.”

Many militant anti-theists — even the libertarian ones — join Matthews in this attack, although perhaps less stupidly. They don’t seem to recognize that tearing down Christianity or Judaism is a necessity to imposing fascism or communism, and by joining in the attack they are helping to destroy their own freedom.

They don’t seem to recognize that tearing down Christianity or Judaism is a necessity to imposing fascism or communism, and by joining in the attack they are helping to destroy their own freedom.

Christian Conservative on October 23, 2009 at 11:36 AM

I think most leftists feel that way–even the religious ones. They tend to see conservative evangelical Christians as backwards knuckle draggers. They don’t understand the millions of works of compassion Christians do on a daily basis, among the broken-hearted, the poor and the sick (which includes those suffering from AIDS/HIV). It’s not just all about the unborn.

In the long run I don’t think the left would much like the world they created if they ever got rid of all evangelical Christians, but they have to have someone to demonize. Heaven knows they can’t accept the responsibility for the mess we’re in for themselves.

I find it telling, and even more disgusting, that those on the left have no problem invoking God into their arguments, and calling on men of the cloth from religions, to sway opinions on their crappy health care bills, then turn around and accuse those faithful, of being like an oppressive, radical regime, whom just a few weeks ago, deemed not dangerous, and an ally?

Which is strange because it is this administration who wants to negotiate with them (which happens to be more hospitable to their handling of their domestic political adversaries). It is the left (mostly) who wants to leave Afghanistan thus ceding territory and control back to the Taliban.

I imagine, if it were possible to do such, that a complete poll would indicate that it is the vast majority of the religious right who want to defeat the Taliban. I have my doubts if the left would even poll a plurality.

Wow! Those libs are totally nuts! I don’t understand why Matthews bothered to have someone on with an opposing viewpoint… so he could ask a question and then he and the other guest could get off on shouting him down? What the hell was the point of all that?

Why is Matthews still running around loose without a keeper?
hachiban on October 23, 2009 at 10:52 AM

Should stop all threads related to this poor excuse for a man, let alone reporter. This is his only way of staying in the public eye because his show is a farce. He’ll never be able to live down the “tingle”. Ignore him and maybe he will fade away.

I remember the US sending expensive tractors to Africa in the 80s… they ended up in Europe… sold and the money pocketed by dictators.

mankai on October 23, 2009 at 9:14 AM

Actually he is not a fool, and I don’t think you hated to state that. Since it is pretty obvious that Rev. Graham is not a fool, except to someone like you.
This is the third or fourth visit to the hospital, and each time they had made improvements, and the items weren’t “sold”. The generators, and equiptment are implanted into the hospital, quite complex, and would probably cost more to move.
This is a generous move, by a Christian man who wants to save lives…wherever the lives are.
He is one of the few allowed, because of his humanitarian life, is accepted with grace by these countries.
But I guess you missed the real point…Christians build, Taliban destroy…sorry you didn’t catch the analogy.
Next time I will not use as many big words…
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So here is a question for you non-believers…what organization has been asked to “referee” some of the most critical and sensitive peace talks in the world…often in the middle-east. This one organization has overseen more delicate peace negotiations then any other including the U.N. And often between non-Christian countries, and certainly non-Christian leaders?
I bet Chris wouldn’t know that answer…for over 75 years, this organization has been in the forefront of delicate, peace negotiations, when all others have failed or were refused….Name that organization…

His dad WOULD be ashamed of him, as the decision to fight in Afganistan was always to root out terrorists, and the Taliban ruled the country. Little Ron doesn’t seem to grasp that this exactly means regime change away from the Taliban, but then, little Ron never did exactly ring the bell for genius…

Note Matthews, typical of someone exploiting the power of the media, smiles widely over successfully getting two parties to fight. I note Allahpundit has done this many times on Hot-Air trying to get the religious vs. God-hating contributors to fight each other, often successfully. I can’t tell you how that kind of thing sickens me, as such activity invariably does more harm than good, either on TV or on Hot-Air. Sorry if I used Matthews here for a teachable moment…

Snicker. Just when you thought the trolls had come up with everything, now we have MSimon postulating that Christian Republicans are “moral socialists.” (Cue Twilight Zone music.)

Economic socialists want the government to take money from the wealthy and redistribute it to those who are less wealthy. So what do these “moral socialists” supposedly want? Take moral behavior from good people, to make them behave worse, so the badly behaving people will behave better?!? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

MSimon, you didn’t just build a strawman — he’s actually made of sawdust.

Who are the first NGOs to compassionately respond to victims of natural disasters? Who give more sacrificially to the poor than any other group? Who are the most likely to give up successful careers in order to serve the underprivileged full-time? Who are the most likely to adopt one of the world’s 143 million orphans? (I could go on and on) The Religious Right or the Taliban?

Don’t forget those Satan-worshipping, polygamous Mormons sitting out there in no-man’s land, taking fire from both the religious right and the likes of Matthews.
Besides, grated carrots in green jello is a deadlier weapon than bacon potatoes any day of the weak.